Push to
Win or Walk Away
Last summer I was captured by so many magic moments at the US Open.
There were so many moments over it’s two week period that I watched the
body language of so many of the players who were on the verge of defeat, go
deep to some inner mental battle to either press on to win or walk away.
This inner conversation with self, “Do I press beyond the ceiling of
pain, refusing to quit or give up, and go to the next level, or just accept
this is my best and walk away?
The power of the mind is only recently more fully understood through
medical and scientific research and discovery.
They have found that thinking is much more important then previously
thought. The Bible says, “As we think, so are we!”
I followed Djokovic more than usual, not only in his championship
match with Roger Federer, but the matches leading up to achieving number
one. Not one of his last matches were easy. He could have lost four
or five times, but instead he reached down deep into the mystical reservoir within
and made a decision to push into that inspiring miraculous supernatural place.
That place where you draw the strength needed to push forward and own the
win. But it started in his thinking.
Dr. Leaf says it’s only a myth that genes shapes us.
Scientifically it has recently been proven that thoughts shape our genes and
cause them to do what they do. In other words, we are not at the mercy of
our genes, but our thoughts.
I believe there is another ingredient that is even more
important. It is faith. Many times in my life, thoughts alone have
come up short, but when I exercised my faith to invade my thinking, a normal
moment turned into a miraculous memorable event.
Faith is God’s gift to us. I value that gift because to follow
Jesus, takes fait to tap that arena where dreams are reached. The benefit
of trusting and exercising our faith, moves us into this reservoir of provision
to see an overwhelming impossible situation transformed into a stepping stone
into a future filled with hope. Jesus told us why He came! He said,
I came that you might live life abundantly and fully alive and accomplish the
impossible.
Faith mixed with our thinking is powerful. Love Sting’s words;
“You may say I lost my faith in the Holy Church. You may say I lost my
direction. But if I ever lost my faith in You, there’d be nothing left
for me to do……Lord, help me not to loose my faith in You!”
Jesus gave up His life so we could have ours back. He died
like us so we could live like Him.
Have you lost hope, lost direction, lost trust? Feel angry,
out of energy, stress has pushed you to make a decision to walk
away? Go to that deep place and gather your thinking power, and
believe that Jesus will join you, and push on to a win!
Decide to take responsibility, evaluate your performance, and assess
why you are failing. Affirm the truth, embrace it, think on it, allow
these thoughts to shape you, and believe and determine you were created to be a
winner.
Blessings Upon You,
Dr. Paul Morgan
Next blog I will catch you up on what Carol and I are presently doing to build up people and the Kingdom.
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